List of science fiction films before 1920

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A list of science fiction films released before the 1920s. These films include core elements of science fiction and are widely available with reviews by reputable critics or film historians.

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TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
1895
La Charcuterie mécaniqueLumière BrothersNo casts includedFranceShort film[1]
1897
Gugusse et l'AutomateGeorges MélièsGeorges MélièsFranceShort film,[2] lost
The X-RaysGeorge Albert SmithUnited KingdomShort film
1898
Les rayons RöntgenGeorges MélièsFrancelost film
The Astronomer's DreamGeorges MélièsFrance
1902
A Trip to the MoonGeorges MélièsGeorges MélièsFranceShort film
1904
The Impossible Voyage
Le Voyage à travers l'impossible		Georges MélièsGeorges Méliès, Fernande Albany, Jehanne d'AlcyFranceShort film
1907
Under the Seas
AKA Deux Cents Milles sous les mers ou le Cauchemar du pêcheur
AKA 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea		Georges MélièsGeorges MélièsFranceShort film
The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and the MoonGeorges MélièsGeorges MélièsFrance
1908
El hotel eléctricoSegundo de ChomónSegundo de ChomónSpainShort film[3][4]
1909
Airship DestroyerWalter R. BoothUnited KingdomShort film[5]
Viaje al planeta JúpiterSegundo de ChomónSegundo de ChomónSpainShort film[3][4]
1910
FrankensteinJ. Searle DawleyAugustus Phillips, Charles Stanton Ogle, Mary FullerUnited StatesShort film
Viaje al centro de la tierraSegundo de ChomónSegundo de ChomónSpainShort film[3][4]
1911
The Aerial AnarchistsWalter R. BoothUnited KingdomShort film, lost film
Little Moritz enlève RosalieHenri GambardFranceShort film
1912
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeLucius J. HendersonJames Cruze, Florence La BadieUnited StatesShort film
The Conquest of the PoleGeorge MeliesGeorge MeliesFranceShort film
1913
Amerika – Europa im LuftschiffAlfred LindGermany
Le avventure straordinarissime di Saturnino FarandolaMarcel FabreItaly
A Message from MarsJ. Wallett WallerUnited Kingdom
1915
Der KraftmeierErnst LubitschErnst LubitschGermany
Der Tunnel a.k.a The TunnelWilliam WauerFriedrich Kayssler, Fritzi Massary, Hermann Vallentin, Felix BaschGermany
William VossRudolf MeinertGermany
1916
20,000 Leagues Under the SeaStuart PatonLeviticus Jones, Allen HolubarUnited States
HomunculusOtto RippertOlaf Fønss, Friedrich KuehneGermanySerial film[6]
Tales of HoffmannRichard OswaldErich Kaiser-Titz, Werner KraussGermany
TitanenkampfJoseph DelmontErich Kaiser-TitzGermany
Verdens UndergangAugust BlomAlf Blütecher, Olaf Fønss, Johanne Fritz-PetersenDenmark[7]
1917
HimmelskibetHolger-MadsenOle OlsenDenmark
1918
AlrauneMichael Curtiz, Edmund FritzGéza Erdélyi, Gyula GálHungary
Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote HanneEugen Illés, Joseph KleinMax Auzinger, Joseph KleinGermany
The Master MysteryBurton KingHarry Houdini, Ruth Stonehouse, William Pike, Floyd BuckleyUnited StatesSerial film[8][9]
The Star Prince Madeline Brandeis Zoe Rae, Dorphia Brown United States
A Trip to Mars
AKA Himmelskibet		Holger-MadsenGunnar Tolnæs, Zanny Petersen, Nicolai NeiiendamDenmark
1919
Die ArcheRichard OswaldLeo Connard, Eva SpeyerGermany
The First Men in the MoonBruce Gordon, J.L.V. LeighBruce Gordon, Heather Thatcher, Lionel d'AragonUnited Kingdomlost film
The Mistress of the WorldJoe MayMia May, Michael Bohnen, Hans MierendorffGermany
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